Cards with Personalities

I've always been a sucker for PICO-8 games, and coincidentally, the original version of this was always one of my favorites! This version is better in some ways, but also is slightly worse in other ways. That being said, it sums up to being a great experience all around, and I really enjoyed my time with it. The positives: - The game has a very simple yet addicting gameplay loop, almost like Balatro mixed with a tabletop game. I was so enamored with the gameplay that I ended up accidentally marathoning the entire game in one sitting, including both sets of bosses and [spoiler]the secret superboss[/spoiler]. It really is a lot of fun. - Good difficulty curve ranging from easy to manageable to downright unfair (in a good way) - Very cute card art and UI The negatives: - The music in the original is a lot better, and it's replaced in this version by what I can only assume is stock music (possibly by Kevin McLeod?). It's not that much of a downgrade, but it is still a downgrade, so it's worth mentioning. - The rules are a bit obtuse at times, especially when it comes to the Mouth and how it operates, but it's still pretty easy to understand once you've played enough rounds. The neu…

Very fun afternoon game. To be clear, this is not a roguelite like Spire (not that the store page would lead you to believe that but I think some people see deckbuilder and just assume), instead you select a boss fight and develop your deck from a weak starter deck over the course of the fight. Feels very boardgame-esque (I didn't play much Legendary but from what little I did play it reminds me of that) in that you're moreso focused on building a decent deck that can beat the boss QUICKLY rather than a perfect deck slowly. Throws a couple of surprises at you but nothing too too crazy. Only qualm is that once I learned all the systems, it felt like the endgame fights were a little too easy, especially if you're able to get going in the first couple of turns. All in all had a great time with it though

Singleplayer Ascension. It's great, quick. and easy to understand. Only complaint is that the game is clearly made for controllers and doesn't support mouse outside of menus.

An enjoyable little single player deckbuilding game that can be played on lunch breaks but still has some depth. Worth a purchase if you enjoyed the Pico-8 version, this version has some notable improvements.

Played the pico 8 version. Really fun game!

The Pico version was honestly better. The strategy is not very deep nor rewarding.